California Baptist University
4-3,0-0WAC
Central Michigan
2-4,0-0MAC
Dominant Second-Half Pushes Lancers Over the Chippewas 77-61
11/26/2022 7:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University men's basketball put together a dominant second-half performance, outscoring the Central Michigan Chippewas 44-33 to grab the 77-61 victory to move over .500
CBU opened the game on a 7-0 run, building the lead to as many as eight, but the Chippewas battled back, going on a 10-0 run after the first media timeout to take a two-point lead at 16-14. After that, it would be a back-and-forth game as neither team was more than one basket up on the other. CBU would close out the opening half on an 8-3 run to take a 33-31 lead into halftime.
The game would remain tight for a while, with CMU tying it at 42-all at the 12:12 mark, but the Lancers, led by Hunter Goodrick, would pull away after that. Goodrick was perfect in the second half, shooting 5-5 from the field and 4-4 from the charity stripe for 14 of his team-high 16 points.
Tre Armstrong and Riley Battin each broke double-digits in the scoring column, posting 14 and 12, respectively. Taran Armstrong filled the stat sheet with nine points, nine rebounds, six assists, and a pair of steals. Tim Ighoefe posted six points to go with seven rebounds. He also denied a trio of Chippewa shots, keeping pace with his season average of three blocks per game which is tied for seventh-highest in the nation.
The star of the show was Hunter Goodrick, who put together another double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and gave the Lancers an offensive infusion off the bench. Goodrick scored all his points in the second half and chipped in a pair of and-ones to flip momentum for CBU.
The star of the show was Hunter Goodrick, who put together another double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and gave the Lancers an offensive infusion off the bench. Goodrick scored all his points in the second half and chipped in a pair of and-ones to flip momentum for CBU.
Next, up for the Lancers, CBU will host this year's installment of the Crosstown Showdown, welcoming the UC Riverside Highlanders to the CBU Events Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m
